Aviation fuel tank with rigid wall for crash energy absorption

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PATENT NO 9321539
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14668701

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Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to fuel tanks for aviation, and particularly to construction of rigid tank walls that have been found useful in absorbing energy of a magnitude expected during a crash. In some aspects, the rigid tank wall construction includes particular materials, such as a thermoplastic resin matrix. In some aspects, the rigid tank wall construction includes a particular arrangement of reinforcing fibers, such as a twill weave pattern.

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SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS78370 PLAISIR

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Briand, Valérie Saint-Ouen-du-Tilleul, FR 1 7

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